Job 28:7

Verse 7

7. There is a path The path no fowl (rather, bird of prey) hath known it, and the vulture’s eye hath not seen it.

The vulture The ayyah, Tristram supposes to have been the red kite; others, the vulture. So acute and farseeing is its vision, that the Talmud says, “It is in Babylon and seeth a carcass in the land of Israel.” The natural powers of the brute creation excited the astonishment of the ancients, even to the extent of adoration. On the outer cases of Egyptian mummies were painted with other figures those of the hawk or vulture. Mummied vultures remain to the present day. See PETTIGREW’S History of Mummies, chap. 14.

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

Daniel Whedon was born in 1808 in Onondaga, N.Y. Dr. Whedon was well qualified as a commentator. He was professor of Ancient Languages in Wesleyan University, studied law and had some years of pastoral experience. He was editor of the Methodist Quarterly Review for more than twenty years. Besides many articles for religious papers he was also the author of the well-known and important work, Freedom of the Will. Dr. Whedon was noted for his incisive, vigorous style, both as preacher and writer. He died at Atlantic Highlands, N.J., June 8, 1885.Whedon was a pivotal figure in the struggle between Calvinism and Arminianism in the nineteenth-centry America. As a result of his efforts, some historians have concluded that he was responsible for a new doctrine of man that was more dependent upon philosophical principles than scripture.... Show more

Dr. Daniel D. Whedon was a central figure in the struggle between Calvinism and Arminianism. He devoted 25 years to writing the New Testament commentaries. Other authors wrote the Old Testament commentaries with Whedon serving as the editor. Study the bible online.... Show more

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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

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